What is land area in Chad?

Land area in Chad was 125.92 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

What is the highest land area recorded in Chad?

The highest recorded value was 126.00 million hectares in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Chad?

The lowest recorded value was 125.92 million hectares in 1975.

How does Chad rank for land area?

Chad ranks 6th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.

Is land area rising or falling in Chad?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Chad data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Land area (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Chad

Name: Land area in Chad
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Chad: Land area was 125.92 million hectares in 2011. ▬ Flat

Latest (2011)

125.92 million hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

6th

of 53 countries

All-time high

126.00 million hectares

in 1961

All-time low

125.92 million hectares

in 1975

Years of data

1961–2011

Land area in Chad, 1961–2011

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area in Chad is 125.92 million hectares, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Chad peaked at 126.00 million hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 125.92 million hectares, in 1975.

Chad ranks 6th of 53 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	126.00 million hectares	126.00 million hectares	126.00 million hectares	9
1970s	125.96 million hectares	125.92 million hectares	126.00 million hectares	10
1980s	125.92 million hectares	125.92 million hectares	125.92 million hectares	10
1990s	125.92 million hectares	125.92 million hectares	125.92 million hectares	10
2000s	125.92 million hectares	125.92 million hectares	125.92 million hectares	10
2010s	125.92 million hectares	125.92 million hectares	125.92 million hectares	2

Countries ranked near Chad

3 Democratic Republic of Congo 226.71 million hectares compare
4 Libya 175.95 million hectares compare
5 Niger 126.67 million hectares compare
7 Angola 124.67 million hectares compare
8 Mali 122.02 million hectares compare
9 South Africa 121.31 million hectares compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Chad

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.80 billion current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 36.3% (2025)
Rural population 15.21 million (2025)
Rural population growth 2.5% (2025)
Rural population 72.4% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (1995)
Agricultural raw materials exports 66.9% (1975)
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 36.3% (2025)
Share of GDP from agriculture 36.3% (2025)
Land under cereal production 3.28 million hectares (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Chad?: Land area in Chad was 125.92 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest land area recorded in Chad?: The highest recorded value was 126.00 million hectares in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Chad?: The lowest recorded value was 125.92 million hectares in 1975.
How does Chad rank for land area?: Chad ranks 6th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is land area rising or falling in Chad?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Chad data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Land area (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 2,983 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.